Portuguese island of the Central Group of the Azores
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Faial Island
Native name:
Ilha do Faial
Nickname: The Blue Island
Faial, as seen from the island of Pico
Location of the island of Faial in the archipelago of the Azores
Faial Island (Portuguese pronunciation:[fɐˈjal]), also known in English as Fayal, is a Portuguese island of the Central Group (Portuguese: Grupo Central) of the Azores, in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Capelinhos Volcano, the westernmost point of the island, may be considered the westernmost point of Europe (if the Monchique Islet, near Flores Island, is considered part of North America, since it sits on the North American Plate). The largest town on the island is Horta with a population of around 15,000 inhabitants.
The nearby islands of Pico (east across the channel) and São Jorge (northeast across the channel), form an area commonly known as the Triângulo (English: Triangle). Faial Island has also been referred to as the Ilha Azul (English: Blue Island), derived from the writings of Portuguese poet Raul Brandão, due to the large number of hydrangeas that bloom during the summer months:
The man that had the idea to border the road with these plants should have a statue on the island. In no other place do they prosper better: they need a covering of light, humidity and heat...they are in their place. Their blue is the blue that adorns the Azores on lipid days...this is a blue that is even more blue, the bunches of flowers of a colour more intense and fresh. They are in every direction: rising along the roads and the fields, forming hedges; they serve to divide the plots and to cover the peaceful animals.
— Raul Brandão, As Ilhas Desconhecidas (1926), p. 33.
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FaialIsland (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɐˈjal]), also known in English as Fayal, is a Portuguese island of the Central Group (Portuguese: Grupo Central)...
Faial may refer to the following places: FaialIsland, an island of the Azores, Portugal Faial da Terra, a civil parish in the municipality of Povoação...
when Pico became part of the neighboring island of Faial's control. Pico is thought to be the last of the islands of the Central Group to be occupied. In...
Pico Island. Other notable elevations include Pico da Vara on São Miguel Island, Pico da Esperança on São Jorge Island, Cabeço Gordo on FaialIsland, and...
"little cape") is a monogenetic volcano located on the western coast of FaialIsland in the Azores. It is part of the larger volcanic complex of Capelo, which...
The Action of Faial or the Battle of FaialIsland was a naval engagement that took place on 22–23 June 1594 during the Anglo-Spanish War in which the...
stratovolcano and the largest geomorphological structure that forms the island of Faial. The mountain's highest point, Cabeço Gordo, reaches 1,043 metres (3...
Horta, on FaialIsland in the archipelago of the Azores. The airport was remodeled and reinaugurated in December 2001, in order to serve the islands of the...
1998 Azores Islands earthquake (also known as the Faial earthquake) struck with an epicenter in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Azores Islands of Portugal...
Surtsey are currently islands, and Surtsey is the only one that is expected to survive, Ilha Nova is now connected to FaialIsland. Newly created landmass...
original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2013-08-15. "GC1QN4C Capelinhos Volcano [Faial] (Earthcache) in Arquipélago dos Açores, Portugal created by almeidara"...
North American Plate). If not, then the Capelinhos Volcano, FaialIsland, Azores Islands, Portugal (28° 50′ 00″ W), the westernmost point of the Eurasian...
Duke of Faial (Portuguese: Duque do Faial) was a Portuguese title of nobility, named for FaialIsland in the Azores, which was granted by royal decree...
to the Fleming Joss van Aard, one of the original settlers of the island of Faial (of the male line to a Basque family of small nobility) and whose second...
water further round the island and set sail to FaialIsland. On 6 September 1589 the English fleet arrived off Horta harbour in Faial. The Forte de Santa...
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morning, turning intense and visible in various points throughout the island and from Faial. Although the event resulted from exceptional meteorological conditions...
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epidemic plague ravaged the island of São Miguel, and the island became isolated for a few years. The plague also reached FaialIsland. 1538: A volcanic eruption...
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